‎Britten: Billy Budd by Nathan Gunn

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:00

Pull, my bantams! Pull, my sparrow-legs!...Who did that? (First Mate et al)

London Symphony Chorus, Roderick Williams, Matthew Best, Joseph Cullen, Daniel Teadt, Andrew Tortise, Darren Jeffery, Daniel Harding, Adam Green, Andrew Kennedy, Alasdair Elliott, Nathan Gunn, Ian Bostridge, Jonathan Lemalu, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Andrew Staples, London Symphony Orchestra, Mark Stone, John Relyea, Neal Davies

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

Joseph Cullen, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Mark Stone, Andrew Tortise, Darren Jeffery, Andrew Kennedy, London Symphony Chorus, Roderick Williams, Daniel Teadt, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, Alasdair Elliott, Andrew Staples, Adam Green, London Symphony Orchestra, John Relyea, Neal Davies, Matthew Best, Jonathan Lemalu, Ian Bostridge

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

Andrew Staples, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Chorus, Roderick Williams, Alasdair Elliott, Andrew Kennedy, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Mark Stone, Jonathan Lemalu, Daniel Harding, Adam Green, Joseph Cullen, Matthew Best, Daniel Teadt, Andrew Tortise, Darren Jeffery, John Relyea, Neal Davies

2:10

Your name? - Billy Budd, sir (Claggart/Billy/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master)

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, John Relyea, Neal Davies, Jonathan Lemalu

2:43

Billy Budd, king of the birds (Billy/Sailing Master/First Lieutenant/Ratcliffe)

Matthew Rose, Nathan Gunn, Neal Davies, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Lemalu

2:39

I heard your honour! (Claggart/Squeak/Novice's Friend)

London Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Tortise, Daniel Harding, Roderick Williams, John Relyea

3:53

Come along kid! Come along! (Novice's Friend/Novice/Chorus)

London Symphony Orchestra, Joseph Cullen, London Symphony Chorus, Roderick Williams, Daniel Harding, Andrew Kennedy

4:02

Christ! The poor chap, The poor little runt! (Billy/Dansker/Red Whiskers/Donald)

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, Matthew Best, Daniel Teadt, Alasdair Elliott, London Symphony Orchestra

1:27

What's that? What's those whistles? (Billy/Donald/Claggart/First Mate/Second Mate/Bosun)

Adam Green, London Symphony Orchestra, Darren Jeffery, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Teadt, Daniel Harding, Mark Stone, John Relyea

1:17

Starry Vere we call him (Donald/Billy/Chorus/Red Whiskers/Dansker/Bosun)

Joseph Cullen, Matthew Best, London Symphony Chorus, Mark Stone, London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, Alasdair Elliott, Daniel Teadt

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Hugo Shepherd, London Symphony Chorus, Daniel Harding

3:32

Gentlemen, The King! (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Lemalu, Ian Bostridge, Neal Davies

6:25

Ay, at Spithead the men may have had their grievances (Vere/Sailing Master/First Lieutenant)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Jonathan Lemalu, Ian Bostridge, Neal Davies

1:01

We are, sir. Claggart is an able one...Land on the port bow, sir (First Lieutenant/Vere/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)

Daniel Harding, Matthew Rose, Ian Bostridge, Jonathan Lemalu, London Symphony Orchestra, Neal Davies

6:51

Blow her away, Blow her to Hilo (Red Whiskers/Chorus/Billy/Donald/Dansker)

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Matthew Best, Joseph Cullen, London Symphony Chorus, Daniel Teadt, Alasdair Elliott, London Symphony Orchestra

2:41

We're off to Samoa (Donald/Chorus/Red Whiskers/Billy/Donald/Dansker)

Alasdair Elliott, London Symphony Chorus, Daniel Teadt, Matthew Best, London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Joseph Cullen, Daniel Harding

3:48

Hi! You...A...A... (Billy et al)

Joseph Cullen, Andrew Staples, Jonathan Lemalu, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Teadt, Andrew Kennedy, Matthew Best, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, London Symphony Chorus, Roderick Williams, John Relyea, Neal Davies, Mark Stone, Andrew Tortise, Darren Jeffery, Alasdair Elliott, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, Adam Green, Ian Bostridge

3:03

Over the water, over the ocean (Chorus/Claggart)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Joseph Cullen, John Relyea

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

London Symphony Chorus, Andrew Kennedy, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, John Relyea

5:43

Billy!...Hist! Billy Budd! (Novice/Billy)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Andrew Kennedy, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Chorus

4:13

Dansker, old friend, glad to see you! (Billy/Dansker)

Matthew Best, London Symphony Chorus, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

4:48

I don't like the look of the mist (Vere/First Lieutenant)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Neal Davies

1:48

With great regret I must disturb your honour (Claggart/Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Chorus, John Relyea

1:39

Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow! (Maintop et al)

Ian Bostridge, Andrew Kennedy, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Joseph Cullen, Alasdair Elliott, Jonathan Lemalu, Andrew Tortise, Darren Jeffery, Roderick Williams, Matthew Best, Nathan Gunn, Andrew Staples, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Teadt, Adam Green, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Chorus, Mark Stone, John Relyea, Neal Davies

3:22

Who'll volunteer to beard 'em in the smoke? (Vere et al.)

Mark Stone, Daniel Teadt, Jonathan Lemalu, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, London Symphony Chorus, Roderick Williams, Alasdair Elliott, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, Andrew Tortise, Darren Jeffery, Andrew Kennedy, Joseph Cullen, Nathan Gunn, Matthew Best, Adam Green, John Relyea, Neal Davies, Andrew Staples, London Symphony Orchestra

7:46

There you are again, Master-at-arms (Vere/Claggart/Boy)

Hugo Shepherd, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, John Relyea

4:46

O this cursed mist (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)

Matthew Rose, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, Jonathan Lemalu, Neal Davies

4:44

Claggart, John Claggart, beware! I'm not so easily deceived (Vere/Billy)

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

3:52

Master-at-arms and foretopman, I speak to you both (Vere/Claggart/Billy)

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, John Relyea

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Hugo Shepherd, Daniel Harding

1:58

Gentlemen, William Budd here has killed the Master-at-arms (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)

Ian Bostridge, Jonathan Lemalu, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Matthew Rose, Neal Davies

1:23

William Budd, you are accused... (First Lieutenant/Vere/Billy)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Neal Davies

5:47

Poor fellow, who could save him? (First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)

London Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Rose, Jonathan Lemalu, Daniel Harding, Neal Davies

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

7:15

Look! Through the port comes the moon-shine astray! (Billy)

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

Matthew Best, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra

3:58

And farewell to ye, old Rights o' Man! (Billy)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

"According to the Articles of War..." (All except Vere)

Andrew Kennedy, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Alasdair Elliott, Roderick Williams, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Best, Mark Stone, Joseph Cullen, Andrew Tortise, Darren Jeffery, Andrew Staples, London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, John Relyea, Neal Davies, London Symphony Chorus, Adam Green, Daniel Teadt

2:02

Down all hands! And see that they go! (First Lieutenant et al)

Alasdair Elliott, Andrew Tortise, Darren Jeffery, Andrew Kennedy, Andrew Staples, London Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Lemalu, Nathan Gunn, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Daniel Teadt, Joseph Cullen, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Chorus, Roderick Williams, John Relyea, Neal Davies, Adam Green, Matthew Best, Daniel Harding, Mark Stone

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Nathan Gunn

Baritone
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Ian Bostridge

Vocals

John Fraser

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Nathan Gunn

Jonathan Lemalu

Daniel Harding

Ian Bostridge

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